2001.12.11 Goodbye to Tommy

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Tommy: 1993 (?) to 2001

Tommy was a handsome black and white, long hair male with beautiful blue
eyes, who passed away December 11, 2001. Tommy entered our lives on April
27, 2001. He was a stray cat with the FIV Virus. We found out Tommy was
a diabetic on August 8, 2001. I was taught how to give insulin to Tommy
and was giving him insulin twice a day with a special diet. Then on
December 7, 2001 we found out he had the FIP Virus. It wasn't the FIV or
the diabetes that took him away from us it was the FIP virus.

In the nine months we got to know Tommy he became part of the family.
Tommy would come everytime he was called. He would even take his insulin
without fighting it. He must have known the insulin helped his little
body feel better. I would always talk to Tommy and give him some
encouragement to keep on fighting while I would scratch his head. Tommy
tried to join our other cats as much as he could. I knew all his special
spots he would go just to rest or to just to get away from everything.
Tommy we hope wherever you are you are out of pain.